Road drag



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Patented Dec. S, 1925.

THOMAS E. SHERIDAN, OF SHENANDOAH, IOWA.

ROAD DRAG.

Application filed July 17, 1925. Serial No. 44,281.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. SHERDAN, a citizen of the United` States, residing at Shenandoah, in the county of Page and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Road Drag', of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide a road drag which is reversible so that it may be used either for scraping or for smoothing. Another object of the invention is to provide an unusually strong` connection between the bars of the drag.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and to enhance the utility of` devices of that type to which the invention appertains.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it. being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 shows in top plan, a device construct-ed in accordance with the invention, Figure 2 is a front elevation; Figure 3 is a rear elevation; Figure 41 is a cross section on the line 1 -#1 of Figure 3; Figure 5 is a section on the line 5 5 of Figure 3, parts being' broken awa-y; Figure 6 is a top plan showing a modification.

The drag comprises a forward bar 1 and a rear bar 2 preferably disposed in parallel relation. Depending' scraper blades 3 are secured at 4 to the forward surfaces of the bars 1 and 2. Angular smoothing' blades 5 extend downwardly along the forward surfaces of the bars 1 and 2 and rearwardly along the upper edges of the said bars. The blades 5 are secured to the bars 1 and 2 as shown at 6. vBlocks 7 are mounted on the rear surface of the forward bar 1, and blocks S are mounted ou the rear surface of the rear bar 2. The blocks 7 and 8 are held the hars 1 and 2. rllhe blades 3 and the vertical iianges of the blades 5 Voverlap the forward ends of the securing elements 9 and aid in holding them in place.

The bars 1 and 2 are held apart by tubular spacers 10n The forward ends of the spacers 10 extend through the blocks and abut against the forward bar 1. The spacers 10 extend through the rear bar 2 and abut against, the blocks 8. Securing' devices 11, such as bolts, are extended through the spacers 10, the bar 1, the blocks 7, the bar 2,A

10-11 are assembled, an unusually strong' structure results.

In Figure 1, the ends of the bars 1 and 2 are lined up in a direction parallel to the line of advance, but, if desired, each bar may project laterally beyond the other bar, as shown in Figure 6. In Figure 6, parts hereinbefore described have been designated b v numerals previously used, with the suffix; Ka.

What is claimed is A scraper comprising bars, blocks on the corresponding' surfaces of the bars, a tubular spacer extended through the block of one bar and abutting against the said bar, the spacci' passing through the other bar and abutting against the block of that bar, a securing device extended through the spacer, and through the blocks and the bars, securing elements connecting' the blocks with the bars, and blades attached to the bars and covering,l the securing elements at one end.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing.;l as my own, I have hereto aiiixed my signature.

THOMAS E. SHERIDAN.

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